Constructioneer articles from February 2008

Constructioneer archives from February 2008

Sling Possible Cause Of Accident Adjacent Ground Zero.
February 4, 2008... Staff An undetected weakness may have caused a crane's nylon sling to rupture abruptly and drop 7 tons of steel onto a construction trailer across from ground zero. The December 14 accident hurt an architect working in the trailer and...

NJDOT Announces $200 Million For Port Jersey Deepening.
February 4, 2008... Staff Construction began December 6 on the 50-foot Port Jersey Channel deepening project in Bayonne and Jersey City. NJDOT, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contributed to the $200-million...

Unions, Minorities Fight Over Jobs As Philly Expands Center.
February 4, 2008... Staff A Philadelphia councilman said December 14 that a provision in a bill that would have allowed nonunion work at the Pennsylvania Convention Center has been dropped, as unions and minorities fight over jobs at the $700-million...

EwingCole To Design New West Point Prep School.(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Staff EwingCole, the Philadelphia-based architecture and engineering firm, was selected to design an entire new campus for the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School on a site adjacent to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y....

Skanska Begins Lincoln U.'s New High Tech Building.(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Staff The Philadelphia-based branch of Skanska USA Building broke ground December 3 on Lincoln University's new Science and General Classroom High Technology Building accommodating the biology, chemistry and computer science departments....

Reactivation Of West Trenton Rail Line Proposed.(Brief article)
February 4, 2008... Staff NJ Transit held public meetings November 29 to meetings in Somerset and Mercer counties to learn about and comment on a proposal to restore passenger rail service on the West Trenton Line. The proposed 27-mile line would link the...

Bowling Lanes Demo'ed For F I-78.
February 4, 2008... Story by Matthew Phair. Two Brothers takes down Garden State Lanes as part of a Garden State Parkway Interchange project Take two of the busiest highways in a state, connect them with an insufficient ramp system, and watch the traffic...

Historic Clocktower Returns To Hoboken.
February 4, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair Tishman supervises the structure's re-creation at the reconstructed rail and ferry terminal Returning a celebrated landmark to the Hudson River waterfront,Tishman Construction Corporation of New Jersey is part...

Improvements For Pennsylvania Airports.
February 18, 2008... Staff Pennsylvania will invest $5 million to help four airports improve and expand terminals, runways and other airport facilities. Harrisburg International Airport will receive $2.2 million, University Park Airport in Centre County will...

Long Island, N.Y., Ski Mountain Approved.(Riverhead Resorts)(Brief article)
February 18, 2008... Staff Approval has been granted to Riverhead Resorts to construct a billion-dollar park featuring a 350-foot man-made ski mountain. The park will be built on 755 acres of town-owned land in Calverton, which the town has agreed to sell. The...

West Point Health Clinic Renovation Awarded.
February 18, 2008... Staff West Point, N.Y.- InterContinental Construction Contracting of Passaic, N.J., was awarded on Dec. 20, 2007, an $8,686,680 firm fixed-price contract for renovation to the Mologne Cadet Health Clinic at the United States Military...

Camden Landfill Cleanup Clears Way For Community Center.
February 18, 2008... Staff A Camden, N.J., municipal landfill that has been out of operation and neglected for more than 35 years is being cleaned up by the Department of Environmental Protection, setting the stage for construction of a multimillion-dollar...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
February 18, 2008... By Matthew Phair Drug testing may be an annoyance for some, an invasion of privacy for others, but it's hard to avoid the fact that a drug-free worksite is a safer worksite. That's why on January 2 the International Brotherhood of...

Navy Constructs Electromagnetic Jet-Launch Facility.
February 18, 2008... Story by Matthew Phair World's first full-size test site will duplicate aircraft carrier operations. One of the most advanced systems for launch an aircraft from a ship is nearing completion, and it's located inland at the Naval Air...

Bull Riding In Midtown Manhattan.(-)
February 18, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair Ford Trucks sponsors a unique event in the middle of 33rd Street, just outside Madison Square Garden. Ford Trucks, the toughest bull riders and the rankest bull athletes of the PBR invaded the streets of New...